A base of pale, Munich, and Carapils malts is just enough to contain the massive hop flavor and aroma packed into this highly drinkable IPA. A blend of four American hop varieties is added four times in the kettle and twice in the fermentor for a complex and layered hop experience. Best served at 45-50˚F in a tulip or English style pint glass.

Clean finish on a delicious, crisp and balanced IPA. Wouldn't classify as "East Coast" or "West Coast" style at all. Rather, just a very good, hop-forward beer that manages to present a bunch of different characteristics without being over-bearing on any of them. Well done! (274 characters)

Solid brew from Westbrook! Glad they made their way into NC. Mouthfeel is almost like an imperial IPA, very clean and pleasant bitterness. And lots of citrus, pine and slight malt on the backbone. I dig this one. Well done (223 characters)

Poured from can dated late December into snifter. Radiant orange color, a sight to behold. Really a beautiful beer to look at, those little carbonated bubbles stick to the glass like they are holding on for dear life. Tastes of sharp citrus fruit. Mouthfeel is soft and creamy. This is a delicious IPA, I don't see it around my shops on Long Island often, but if it were it would be a damn fine Go To. (405 characters)

Couldn't find a canning date, my hunch is that this one may be a bit old given the reviews I've read. Beautiful honey-orange color. Slightly hazy. Large thick head with good retention. Great aroma upon cracking the can, but it seemed to fade very quickly. Flavor was more English IPA. Focus on malts and very mild bitterness. Body is quite smooth and on the full side of medium. Nice beer. (396 characters)

On tap in Charleston, clear golden pour with frothy thick white head. Aroma of mouth watering pine. Malty, smooth and not too bitter, this stuff is so drinkable! Head retention and lacing were remarkable (203 characters)

Had this on tap in Birmingham. Rather dank and mildly bitter with those being the only notes. No real presence of pine/grass/tropical fruits that I value most in a IPA. I'll think of this as like Enjoy By's little bro. (218 characters)

This is a solid IPA, not the best I have had but certainly not among the worst either. I am a fan of the style and this one is done very well. It has a feel and texture much like pseudosue in a way. But not exactly their either.

Look: Golden with a reddish hue, cloudy but not super hazy either.

Smell: Floral, malts, sweet some honeysuckle in there.

Taste: Floral, not really very bitter, fruity with some honeysuckle and malt notes in there. Not very bitter very well balanced.

Overall: Solid beer by Westbrook these guys apparently know what they are doing. (567 characters)

Honestly, this is what a bunch of those new-fangled "Vermont-style" IPAs wish they could be. I'd gladly drink the hell out of this and One Claw before killing myself trying to get the last NE juice bomb. (203 characters)

Excellent IPA. Golden colored, solid inch, inch and a half of head; well-carbonated but not overly so. Has all the big hop nose and flavor of a "west-coast" IPA but very little of the bitterness (60 IBU, it reads on the can). I suspect it's from a combination of finishing hops in the boil and dry-hopping, as are alluded to on the can. Well-balanced. 6.8 abv without any alchy bite. If I lived in the area, this would be a regular buy. As it is I'm definitely taking some home with me! (486 characters)

Look- Pours a very cloudy bronzish-straw glass with no head and only some lacing.

Smell- Clobbers you with spruce/pine when first poured, but that aroma is quickly outshone by grapefruit . Eventually they both make peace, blend and fade into one smell.

Taste- Much like the smell- first a blast of pine, but then the grapefruit notes take over. After that they blend into one "thick" taste. Trying to find one or the other will reveal it, but just enjoying the beer and not critiquing it allows them to meld into, I don't know, "pinefruit"? The beer is quite bold at first, but mellows as it goes along. Substantial bite.

Feel- Nice, but not exceptional.

Overall- A good beer, enjoyed it and would happily drink one if offered, but wouldn't seek it out again. (797 characters)

Thanks to pjkelley82 for this extra that arrived in a recent box. Going gentle tonight after a looong Darkness Day eve last night. 12 oz. hop-green can, dated 9/11/14, consumed while watching the 2014 World Series.

Westbrook IPA seems like more of a spare pale ale. Like the nose, the beer is dominated by oranges, married to a raw sugar sweetness. Mid-palate brings two or three pine needles, fleeting bitterness. Ends sweet. Moderately drinkable, as in, I’m probably going to finish it.

I’m not into balanced, nor sweet, IPAs, so this one already has two strikes on it. Just not very interesting; mediocre. (712 characters)

Killer IPA. Poured with a huge thick, slow to settle, cream colored head with lots of lace and a clear amber color. Aroma is malt and lots of fresh hops. Flavor is mainly hops with just enough malt sweetness and carbonic tang to make it all work as a traditional IPA. Excellent body. Can drink the bejesus out of this (317 characters)

Golden/yellow cloudy pour out of the electric green can! Nice head but not on the Lovelace level. Very aromatic and that first taste is killer. Not overly bitter. Very nice buzz off the 6.8ABV. As this is my very first review, please excuse the lack of detail. All I can say is that if you love a hoppy brew, you cannot go wrong with this terrific IPA out of Charleston. This is my new go to IPA. (405 characters)

From a can recently brought back from SC. There was a canned date on the cottom, but mostly missing and therefore unreadable.

a hazy yellow body with a foamy white head, good carbonation and an above medium mouth. Nice fruity hop taste, with a good sweetness from the malt background coming through the bite. A good solid IPA, not quite Sweetwater level, but pretty damn good. Would grab it if seen again. (407 characters)

This to me is an IPA that stands out. Medium body, slightly fruity and not overly bitter, this is the type of IPA you could give to an amateur beer drinker and find them surprised to enjoy it or satisfy a seasoned BA. (218 characters)